Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-11
An Incendiary Attenps Fooled.

An Incendiary Attempt Fooled.
FLAMES STARTED ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF rHl
BUILDING OF THE WASHINGTON ENDOWMENT Asso-
CATION.
Shortly before o'clock this morning an attempt
was made to destroy the building OF the Washing
| ton Endowment Association, No. AT 10th street
northwest, by starting fire on the third floor
| which is occupied by the Knights OF Pythias. The
attempt was apparently made by some person
who was familiar with the building and had key
belonging to the lodge were piled up against the
wainScoting and fire. Special Officer Robert
yenneman, who is member OF the lodge, in COM
pany with several other members who had at
TENDED mestiag returned 70 tae lodge room ana
out turning in an alarm. When they returned
they found the door had been locked The facts
were reported to the police, who will endeavor TO
! find the person who is responsible for the fire.
The building is occupied by the Endowment AssO-
citation, the knights OF Pythias temperance Or
ganiZation and the Washington COnt1nentals.
The Alleged Policeman Flower Thief
THE CASE WILL BE INVESTIGATED.
Maj. Moore was asked this morning as to the
complaint that policeman broke on flower in
the Capitol grounds, and replied: "Yes have such
complaint, and 1t has been referred for nvesti-
CATION. do not think that there will be any trou-
Bile in ascertaining who is the guilty party"
The complaint was made against police
officer 49,. The roster at police headquarters
shows that that number is worn by Onicer Rolf,
The tree from which the branches were broken
IS the grottO and is In the sixth police pre-
cinct. Charges will probably be made out against
the Offlcer and served On him Monday at the 9
O'Clock roll call, as is usually done, and he will be
brought before the trial board the following Wed
nesday. Reporters win be excluded, and the tes-
timony will not be given to the public, IL the rule
governing police trials Is carried out In this
The finding, however, will have to be sent to the
Will then be made known.
PoLICEMANS QUEER LOGIC.
"What will the case amount to-" asked STAR
reporter OF a policeman thus morning.
al don't KNOW" he answered. 'Were you ever
employed In grocery store?"
"What has that to do with tt?n asked the re
porter.
''Wel," replied the Officer '.f a clerk In store
who Is supposed TO guard the property takes ap-
the proprietor thinks nothing is the same
way, or at least amounts to the same thing here
An officer travels all night to guard the property
In his precinct, and If he takes q small flower,
think 1t is about the same thing as the grocery
clerk who eats an apple"
But It is said that the officer broke branches on
Inc tree 10 get the fower,' said the reporter.
"Ihat makes 1t very different" said the o11cer.
Fifteen Prisoners Arraigned.
SOME PLEAD GUILTY AND ARE sENTENCED-oTHKRs
PLEAD NOT GUILTY.
There were fifteen prisoners in the dock Of the
Criminal Court, Judge Montgomery, this morning.
The first one called was Charles GoOdall q colored
boy OF fifteen years, indicted for larceny from the
person, who pleaded not guilty. John Warr1ck,
colOred, larceny from the person, pleaded not
guilty. Frederick Jennings, colored, rape and as
sault with intent to rape Cora Smith and Martha
Craig, pleaded not guilty.
VIM Taylor, alias Skid Taylor, colOred, indicted
for the grand larceny OF $3.50 from Joseph Van
yleet, pleaded guilty and asked the court to please
have mercy, as 1t was the first time The court
sentenced him TO one year in Jail.
The case or Thomas McCaruy, the old soldier ar
rested some months since for the larceny OF val
Dr. W. GodSnr testified GH was that sa he
had examined him on April %, and found
that he had a mania believing that
he owned about everything he set his eyes upon,
and he had an idea that he would not be in prison
long, for he would be needed in Ireland, where
force of 10000 Fenians had been raised, and he
would be put In command or them. He had been
an inmate OF the insane asylum at Stockton, Cal.
DR.. McWilliams also testified TO the condition Of
mccarthy. The court certified the case to tine Sec
Rotary OF the Interior that the prisoner might be
sent 10 the insane asylum.
The Little brothers-James Little, Jr., and John
Lttle-were arra1gned On indictments for house.
breaking and larceny at the houses Of James F.
Dooley and Margaret Renshaw. Both pleaded not
guilty.
Eugene S. De Mallersburg, indicted for larceny
from the United states OF i've books worth SIS, on
April 70, pleaded guilty. The district attorney
pending, and he would not ask for sentence.
John Stewart, Geo. Cole, John Cole and Geo.
Beckert, four young men indicted for larceny from
the United states of brass and copper April p,
plead not guilty.
John HILL alias John ". Adams, indicted for
housebreaking in the night and for larceny from
b. D. Long, pleaded not guilty.
Henry Brown, white man OF thirty Eight, in
dicted for the larceny OF buggy from 7. NJ. Sulli-
van on May u.s. pleaded guilty and said he was
drunk at the time; that he just took the buggy,
but he did not know what he was going TO do with
1t. The court suggested that he Withdraw the
plea. which he did, and counsel was assigned him.
townsend Parker, who pleaded a few days since
guilty OF an ARRAY. was called up for sentence,
and d fine OF so Was imposed.
Mary Brooks, a cOlOred girl, of thirteen or four
teen years indicted for arson in setting fire to the
house oi Charlotte Martin, occupied by L. RchOld,
421 9th street southwest, on April 20 last, with
drew her plea OF not guilty and pleaded guilty,
throwing herself Oh the mercy Of the court. In
answer to the court said she had stolen two Of
Mrs. Richold's dresses, and she set fire TO the
house because Mrs. Richold had threatened TO slap
her head OF. She admitted that she had
n1ed the house for firing with coal Oil,
and that after she did so She tried TO put
out the fire, and sent some boys for an engine
Sir knight, The counsel assigned her. claimed that
the act Was committed in anger, and he submitted
that III view OF her immediate repentance and her
apparent ignorance, that the 1ghtest sentence
known 10 the law be imposed. The district at
tOrney said he understood that she bought the
coaol several hours before the fire. The girl de-
MED it, and said the daughter sent ner for the Oil
he court directed that this point be inquired into
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